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19-07-2007, 02:22 PM
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Hi
I wonder if anyone can identify this bird. It was seen at the top of a tree in my back garden. I live in South Bucks near a wood. As you can see (hopefully), it has a bright yellow belly - not sure about the top! I would estimate the size to be about that of a blackbird - maybe bigger. Definitely larger than the greenfinches I see regularly in the garden. I am pretty sure it's call was a rapid, high pitched oscillation followed by a another note dropping - sort of tz-tz-tz-tz-tzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. (Sorry, difficult to describe)  |
19-07-2007, 02:27 PM
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Looks like a Greenfinch to me, not great on birds, the only bird of that size thats yellow in the uk is a golden oriole and it isnt one of them.
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19-07-2007, 02:44 PM
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id say a yellowhammer or some kind of escapee |
19-07-2007, 02:47 PM
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Its not a yellowhammer, wrong colour and plumage & shape.
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19-07-2007, 02:49 PM
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I would go for Greenfinch, the beak is the right shape and the stance suggests Greenfinch to me. I think the light on the photograph has exaggerated the yellow colouring on the breast.
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19-07-2007, 03:42 PM
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it looks like a yellowhammer, they say 'cheese' apparently |
19-07-2007, 04:04 PM
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The colour looks too uniform to be a yellowhammer, plus the yellowhammer beak is generally darker. It looks spot on for a male Greenfinch to me. |
19-07-2007, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by lyn  it looks like a yellowhammer, they say 'cheese' apparently | little bit of bread no cheeeese  |
19-07-2007, 04:06 PM
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Definitely a Greenfinch.You can just about see the yellow flashes on the wings.
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19-07-2007, 04:24 PM
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That's a Greenfinch for sure.
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19-07-2007, 04:45 PM
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Hello TerminalMan,
Welcome to this friendly forum!
Your bird is definitely a Greenfinch in my view, albeit shown in a very oversaturated jpeg. Knocking back the saturation to more normal levels brings up a nice cock greenfinch, apparently in pristine breeding plumage, basking in full sunlight. Was your picture taken earlier this year perhaps?
Wild-Woman has identified one of the key points: the yellow edges to the primaries. You have made the clinching ID argument though in your description of the calls - typical Greenfinch!
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19-07-2007, 06:32 PM
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100% a Greenfinch, just looks yellow being lit up in the sunshine  |
23-07-2007, 08:53 PM
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Greenfinch, and in great nik too! | | |
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